The massive explosion in a mine in Montcoal, West Virginia last Monday, April 5th, killed 29 miners and left another miner in critical condition. These miners were fathers, brothers, husbands, and sons. Their deaths are a tragedy for their families and the community...
Last week, Congress finally passed the healthcare bill it has been debating for months. People across the nation, especially those who have been without healthcare and those hard-hit by the economic crisis were hoping we would finally see a healthcare program that...
The U.S. war on Iraq is entering its eighth year. George Bush, with the agreement of all but one elected official, launched the war on the people of Iraq March 19, 2003. Since then an estimated one million Iraqis have died. Their country has been destroyed. During...
In October 2001, the U.S. Government began a war on the people of Afghanistan. Within two years war was carried to the people of Iraq as well. Today there are 200,000 U.S. Troops waging war in the Middle East – 137,000 in Iraq, 40,000 in Afghanistan and another 21,000...
All across California, an outright assault is being waged against working people. Currently, the official unemployment rate for the state is 12.5 percent. In eight counties, the unemployment rate is higher than 20 percent. An average of about ten people are applying...
